The box with the “S” in it was your starting location when the waypoint was recalled. The dotted line is called a course line and is the shortest path from the starting location to the destination. The “D” is the cursor destination, when the cursor position is used as a destination. If you fol- low the course line, you’ll reach the destination, covering the shortest distance in the least time.
CAUTION!
This product does NOT take land features or any other feature into ac- count when it projects the course line on the screen. Use caution when navigating to a location. Make certain there are no obstructions in your path.
MAN OVERBOARD
One of boating’s most terrifying events is having a friend or family mem- ber fall overboard. This situation can be deadly on any body of water - fresh or salt. It’s particularly dangerous at night or if you’re out of sight of land. Of course, the first thing to do is remain calm and try all standard safety measures to try and rescue the person.
This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the location you were in when the feature was activated. To activate it, press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time. Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position. A screen similar to the one at right appears.
The steering screen shows a graphical view of your position (shown by the black arrow in the center of
the compass rose) and the posi- tion of the man overboard (shown by the small circle).
The man overboard position is also stored in the waypoint table for future reference. It can be ed- ited the same as any waypoint. This prevents the inadvertent loss of the current Man Overboard position.
49
